Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers 2/7/2023 – Two struggling teams in the Western Conference play will square off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The Thunder is holding the 12th spot in the Western Conference play and the Lakers are sitting at the 13th position. Both teams are coming into this game with a losing record and they are struggling to make ends meet. The NBA odds to win are updated online based on the money line and recent betting predictions.
| When: | Tuesday, February 7, 8:30 PM ET |
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| Where: | Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California |
| TV: | TNT |
| Stream: | SofaScore |
The Thunder got out to the strong start that it wanted to in the first quarter to the tune of 37 points and an eight-point lead. @NickAGallo and @ParisNLawson write 📝https://t.co/125XK1Ohbm
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 7, 2023
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Thunder | +7 (-113) | 237.5 o (-110) | +230 |  |
| Lakers | -7 (-107) | 237.5 u (-110) | -270 | |
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Oklahoma City Thunder Betting
The Oklahoma City Thunder is holding a 25-28 record on the season and are trailing the Trail Blazers. Oklahoma is coming off a humiliating defeat against the Warriors as they scored 114 and gave up 141 in their last game. The Thunder has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as their leader in scoring with 31.0 points per game. Josh Giddey is the other notable player on the team and the leader in rebounds. The Thunder is scoring an average of 117.3 points per game.
Building a solid foundation night in and night out. pic.twitter.com/TeHQ0mU6KS
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 7, 2023
Players to watch: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG 49 GP 49 GS 35.3 MIN 30.8 PTS 0.9 OR 3.8 DR 4.7 REB 5.6 AST 1.7 STL 1.1 BLK 2.8 TO 2.7 PF 2 AST/TO, Josh Giddey SG 48 GP 48 GS 30.9 MIN 16.2 PTS 2 OR 6 DR 8 REB 5.9 AST 0.8 STL 0.5 BLK 3.1 TO 2.1 PF 1.9 AST/TO, Luguentz Dort G 47 GP 47 GS 30.3 MIN 14.1 PTS 1.4 OR 2.8 DR 4.2 REB 2.3 AST 1 STL 0.3 BLK 1.4 TO 3.3 PF 1.6 AST/TO.
Los Angeles Lakers Betting
The Los Angeles Lakers are a huge disappointment and their defensive unit continues to struggle. The Lakers are 25-29 on the season and are coming into this game with a 131-126 final score. Los Angeles has LeBron James as their leader in scoring with 30.0 points per game. Anthony Davis continues to follow with 27.1 points per game. When it comes to assists, Russell Westbrook is the leader with 7.5. The Lakers are scoring 117.1 points per game.
The very best of LeBron's trademark tomahawk dunks with the #LakeShow 🪓 pic.twitter.com/BG8n1affvt
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 6, 2023
Players to watch: LeBron James SF 43 GP 43 GS 36.5 MIN 30 PTS 1.2 OR 7.3 DR 8.5 REB 7.1 AST 0.9 STL 0.6 BLK 3.1 TO 1.6 PF 2.3 AST/TO, Anthony Davis PF 30 GP 28 GS 33.5 MIN 27.1 PTS 3.3 OR 8.7 DR 12 REB 2.6 AST 1.3 STL 2 BLK 2 TO 2.7 PF 1.3 AST/TO, Russell Westbrook PG 51 GP 3 GS 28.7 MIN 15.7 PTS 1.2 OR 5.1 DR 6.2 REB 7.5 AST 1 STL 0.4 BLK 3.5 TO 2.4 PF 2.2 AST/TO.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Numbers
Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games.
Oklahoma City are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Oklahoma City are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games against LA Lakers.
Thunder are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games against LA Lakers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 5 games on the road.
Oklahoma City are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers.
Oklahoma City are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Thunder are 3-12 SU in their last 15 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City’s last 8 games played in February.
Los Angeles Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers’ last 7 games at home.
LA Lakers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers’ last 9 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
LA Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games played in February.
LA Lakers are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games played on a Tuesday.
Lakers are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing as the favourite.
Injuries
Oklahoma City Thunder
Luguentz Dort SG Is out indefinitely, Hamstring
Aleksej Pokusevski SF Is out indefinitely, Leg
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl SF Is out indefinitely, Ankle
Chet Holmgren PF Is out for season, Foot
Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James SF Is “”?”” Tuesday vs Oklahoma City, Ankle
Anthony Davis PF Is probable Tuesday vs Oklahoma City, Foot
Austin Reaves SG Is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs Oklahoma City, Hamstring
| 32-20-1 | Against the Spread | 25-28-1 |
| 31-22-0 | Straight Up | 29-25-0 |
| 117 | Points per Game | 117 |
| – | Points Allowed per Game | – |
| 46.9 | Offensive FG% | 48.1 |
| 79.5 | Offensive FT% | 78.0 |
| 36.3 | Offensive 3PT% | 33.6 |
| 46.8 | Defensive FG% | 47.3 |
| 78.0 | Defensive FT% | 76.7 |
| 35.9 | Defensive 3PT% | 34.6 |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Picks
Both teams are similar in their record and similar in scoring. They also have poor defense. The NBA picks and predictions are leaning towards the Lakers to win this game at home and cover the spread. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!
Moneyline: +230 is the ML set for the Thunder in this game and the ML set for the Lakers is -270.
Spread: A spread of +7 (-113) is out for Thunder and a spread of -7 (-107) is out for Lakers.
TOTALs: 237.5 (-110) will go over for the Thunder and the same will go under for the Lakers.
Score Prediction: 117-107 Lakers win.
